The former Cowboys receiver said on a Dallas radio station Thursday that it is "mind-boggling" Jason Garrett is still the head coach of the Cowboys.

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"When you really look at it, it doesn't make sense for Jason Garrett to continue to have his job," he said on 105.3 The Fan. "(The organization) is not really expanding or progressing even as a team under his coaching tenure there."

Owens, 44, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. He spent three years with the Cowboys, two of which Jason Garrett was the team's offensive coordinator.

Yet Owens does not think he is cutting it as a head coach and believes the players take the brunt of the criticism for his poor leadership.

"It all boils down to players being the scapegoat for his inability to lead the team as he should," Owens said. "For me, it's mind-boggling. I don't understand. And I think Jerry (Jones) — again he's the owner at the end of the day, he has to feel good with himself about the decisions — but I just don't understand why this guy (Garrett) still has a job."

Garrett, 52, is 67-53 in eight seasons as Cowboys head coach and has made the playoffs twice but is just 1-2 in the postseason.

Owens compared his lack of success to recently fired Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, who is a Coach of the Year finalist and led the Raptors to 50-plus win for the third straight season but still lost his job.

"They don't make it beyond what the expectations are within that organization and he gets fired," Owens said. "And then you have Jason Garrett who has no accomplishments not even close to that and he continues to still have a job."

While on the subject of coaches, Owens was also asked which coach is better, Garrett or Andy Reid?

"That's a slam dunk. Andy Reid is by far the best coach that I've had," Owens said. "And I say that because he realized the talent that I had and he utilized me to the best of my abilities."